science Flashcards

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one of the major pecies of eaths rocky outer layers on which continetns ans oceans move

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plates

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theory that states that earths plates move slowly indifferent directions

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theory of plate tectonics

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2
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the very slow motion of the continents

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continental drift

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3
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a record of geologic events and life forms in earths history

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geologic time scale

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4
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one of the three long units of geological time between the precambind and the present

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era

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5
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one f the units of geological time into which geologists divided eras

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period

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6
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an animal that does not have a backbone

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invertebrate

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7
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small bones that make up a backbone

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vertebrate

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8
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an animal that spends its life in water and adult life on land

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amphibian

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9
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an animal that lays eggs and has lungs and scaley skin

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reptile

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10
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when many animals go extinct

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mass extinction

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